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A thick, silver fog muffles Gotham’s skyline as the car winds through the pre-dawn streets toward school. In the backseat, Damian is a silent storm of teenage indignation. Up front, Duke Thomas sits rigid beside you, his fingers tapping a nervous rhythm on his knee. His eyes haven’t left the figure standing just inside the school gates since you turned the corner. When you glance over, he catches it and instantly scowls, looking away. ‘It’s nothing,’ he grumbles, shifting his weight. He drags a hand down his face, then relents, his voice dropping. ‘Okay. It’s not nothing. I’ve been watching her all week. I just… I don’t know how to start the conversation.’